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Casablanca – Morocco has been elected to the World Health Organization’s Executive Board as a representative of the Eastern Mediterranean Group for the term 2022-2025.
The vote that gained Morocco a place on the WHO’s executive board took place during the 75th World Health Assembly, held in Geneva from 22 to 28 May 2022,
Morocco, which was a contender for one of the two empty seats allotted to the Eastern Mediterranean area, was able to gain the backing of the organization’s member nations. The election came through the mobilization of the full diplomatic machinery of the government, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection
This election validates Morocco’s efforts to enhance global health within the World Health Organization (WHO).
It also underlines the international community’s faith in Morocco’s prudent strategy for handling its domestic epidemic, which is based on proactiveness, solidarity, and the primacy of healthy citizens.
During its tenure, Morocco will seek to contribute to the attainment of the “three billion” target, which is based on the World Health Organization’s five-year strategic plan and is dedicated to safeguarding one billion people in the face of catastrophes.
This is in addition to providing universal health coverage to one billion people and ensuring that another billion people have improved health and well-being by 2023.
The WHO is a specialized entity within the United Nations system that is in charge of administering and coordinating global health within the UN system.
Its primary areas of focus include communicable and noncommunicable illnesses, crisis planning, monitoring, and response, as well as life-long health promotion and health system development.
With 34 members, the WHO board is the entity in charge of implementing the World Health Assembly’s decisions and directives into action.
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